Hartford HealthCare · 2 months ago
Unit Secretary / L&D
Bridgeport, CT
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expHartford HealthCare is Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network, and they are seeking a Unit Secretary to perform reception, clerical, and general secretarial functions at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. The role involves maintaining departmental policies, answering telephones, scheduling patients, and providing assistance to visitors and patients.
Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalOncologyPharmaceuticalRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
Answers telephones, routes callers, takes messages and provides routine information to callers
Schedules and verifies insurance coverage for all patients entering programs. Obtain pre-authorization as needed
Performs registration functions of all new and recurring patients
Enters patient charge data into computer and performs charge audit
Provides assistance, guidance and direction to visitors and patients. Ascertains the nature of their business; assists and/or directs visitors and patients to various locations when appropriate
Establishes and maintains files and records on an ongoing basis. Prepares medical record chart requests
Maintains adequate supply of department clerical/clinical supplies
Input and follow-up with equipment and facility repairs/requests
Participates in educational and in-service meetings
Attends meetings as required
Performs all other related duties assigned
Qualification
Required
High School diploma or equivalent required
6 months but less than one year of job-related experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PP, etc.)
Medical terminology
Preferred
Vocational/technical training beyond high school
Benefits
Competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance
Company
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare is a group of hospitals that offers complete healthcare services including cancer care, rehabilitation and pharmacy.
10001+ employees
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2023 (4)
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2020 (8)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$150MKey Investors
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority
2024-04-01Debt Financing· $150M
Leadership Team
Jeffrey Flaks
President & Chief Executive Officer, Hartford HealthCare
Bimal Patel
Executive Vice President/ Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
Hartford Business Journal
2025-12-18
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